Nonskid tire hood



Mach 4, 1924; Y 1,486,080 M. FINK NONSKID TIRE HOOD Filed NOV. 7, 1922 INVENTOR 4 9 MM ATTORNEYS l Patented Mar. 4, 1924.

PATE

MARCUS Finir, oF NEW YORK, N, Y.

NoNsKiD TIRE H0011 Application iiled ,November '7, 1922. Serial No. 599,592.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARCUS FINE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, have invented' a new and Improved Nonskid Tire Hood, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention aims to provide a new and improved non-skid attachment for the tire lof an automobile wheel, the new attachment being particularly adapted for use incon-` nection with a rubber tireof the pneumatic type. a Y. a

The prime object ofi' the invention is to provide a construction which may be attached to and removed vfrom a'tire easily and quickly and without special tools, and more quickly and easily than the usual tire chains heretofore provided and, as is wellknown, often in a very much tangled condition when taken out of the tool box for mounting on the tire; which will operate r efiiciently as to its appointed'function vwhen mounted on the wheel, and-yet'no't damage the tire itself to anythin like the extent of such tire chains, and in eed protect rather vthan damage the tire atV all;'which, preferably, includes means for imparting* to the same a longitudinal vcurvature resiliently maintained in such a way as to permitcompact and safe storage of the attachment when demounted from the tire and to 'facilitate mounting and demounting the attachment relative to the tire which, if including s u'ch last-mentioned means, has the latter incorporated therein in suchl awaythatin'cidentallyV` a puncture-proof protector is enwrapped about the tire when thev attachment is mounted on the latter, while at the'same time such protector may'not chafe or injure the rubber parts of the tire shoe; which will not be unattractive when mountedon the tire, and will even increase the riding comfort of the vehicle and the quietness oftravel as contrastedv with the ordinary tire chains; and which will be durable, have ruggedly carried yet easily replaceable non-skid elements proper, and be of such a character throughout as to permit the same to be manufactured at very low cost. p

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, Whereinis shown a structure as at present preferred to attain the various ends and objects above indicated,-but, of course, a

shown in the' drawing.

structure which is merely an illustrative embodiment o f one of the many possible ways in whichfthe invention may be carried out,-

Fig. l is a side elevation of an automobile wheel which carries a standard type of pneumatic tire temporarily equipped with the new tire hood; and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken online 2-2 of Fig. l.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in both views.

The non-skid elements preferably employed are a plurality of spaced cross chains 3, arranged `on the outside of the tire hood and anchored at opposite ends thereto, and against the outer surfaces of plate-like metallic cross pieces 4, as by means-of rivet hooks 5. 'Y

The shanks of these or any equivalent fastening means 5 are preferably passed through the tire hood proper 6 (which may be described as the main strap member or strap), so that their inner ends may be riveted against inturned ends 4a which are preferably present as parts of cross pieces 4. These cross pieces are preferably of some non-corrosive, rathery flexible sheet metal; and it willbe noted that the same are of preferably identical form and of rectangular outline Vbefore being bent to shape the ends 4a, thereby to increase the general economy of construction of the entire atv tachment.

i If desired, the cross pieces 4 may be additionally riveted to the tire hood proper as indicated at 6a.

The tire hood proper may include one or any number of plies of flexible material, as outer and inner canvas strips 7 and 8, and

also includes, preferabl., what may be termed a third or resilient ply of noniibrous material, as a metal strip 9 desirably almost if not quite as long as the two canvas strips 7 and 8, and nested between such illustrative construction This member 9 is conveniently ay rather thin spring-steel leafspring of the suitable standard width and gauge.

This description of the simple attachment of the present invention is completed, when it is pointed out that the tire hood proper further is equipped with a plurality of theretoV in the spaced felly-embracing attaching means as p indicated; such means here comprising three canvas strips but otherwise unattached i Y so f age when not requiredto be mounted on the 1- wheel. A

belts,'of canvas, leather or the like, as shown at 10. According to the present construction two of tliebelts are carried at the opposite ends of the tire hood and one at about itsmiddle.

The operation and manner of attachmentV and detachment of the new appliance will be Vreadily understood from the preceding description; except that the important functions of the metal leaf-spring strip 9 should preferably given a tendency toward maintaining the tire hood always longitudinally Ycurved in conformity more or less to the curvature of the tire circumference. This provision has been found to permit instant and easy mounting of the tire hood on the tire; while rendering equally simple and quick the demounting of the tire hood. Also, when the tire hood is not in use, it may be Vwound on itself to as large a fraction ofV its length, or for as many turns, as desired, and secured in that condition either by the straps 10 or otherwise, forcompactstorlt will thus'be Vseen that I have providedra construction well adapted'to'attain the various ends and objects above stated and indicated, whetherthe newattachment is constructed'precisely Vin-all particulars asV rangementV of the parts describedY withoutV herein described or not; and accordingly it is to be understoodthat various changes may be made in the general'form and ardeparting from the invention, an'dhence I do not limit myself tothe precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to malte such changes and alterations as -fairly fallwith'in the spirit and scope of the ap- Y pendedf claims.

l claim: l l. A non-skid tire elongate strapV of flexible fibrous material,

Y Yan elongate strap offlexible metal on the ,inner side'of the strap of Vfibrous material, Vand cross' chains at spaced points along the Y Yhood on the outer side'of said strap: of Yibinus material, said Vcross chains beingsef cured in place at lopposite'en'ds near theV opposite side edges of the hood. Y

2. vThe tire hood definedin claim l, where; s

hood including an Y fthe strap,-sa'id strap including a metallic element runninglengthwise ofthe strapon Aone side thereof and a Yplurality. ofLspaced attached.

Lisa08@ in said hood includes a second strap of dexible brous material on the inner side of said strap of flexible metal. Y

3. As a new article of manufacture, a

tire hood including a flexible strap adapted to be Wrapped around the tire tread, fastening means carried by thehood for mounting thel strap ,overI thetire tread to overlie substantially the entire circumference thereof,

and non-skid structures movably carried at f spaced points on the road-contacting face of the strap, said strap including means to resiliently urge the same into a predetermined curvature;

1l. As a new article of manufacture', a tire hood including a flexible strap adapted to be Wrapped around the' tire tread, fastening means carried by the Yhood for mounting Ythe strap over the tire tread to Voverlie, substantially therentire circumference thereof, and

non-skidV structures movably carried at f spaced points ontlie road-contacting face of the strap, said strapincluding a metallic element running lengthwise of the strap on Vone side thereof and Y a :plurality of spaced metallic elements running laterally of the strap. 1 y

5. As a new article of manufacture, a tire hood including a flexible strap adapted to Y be wrapped raround the tire tread, fastening means carried by the hood for mounting the strap over the tire tread to overlie sub'- stantially the entireV circumference thereof,

land non-skidl structures movably carriedV at spaced points onthe roadrcontacting-face c of the strap, saidstrap includinga'metallicYV velement running lengthwise of the strapV on one side thereof and, aQpluralityV of spaced. Y

metallic elements running laterally of the strap and directly underlying said nonskid 'Y A structures.' Y

6. As a new article of manufacture, a tire hood including a'flexiblestrap adapted to bewrapped around the tire tread, fastening means carried'bythe hoodfor mounting` Y the vstrap over'the tire tread to overlie sub-Y Y stantially theV entire circumference thereof,j

and non-skid structures movably carried at spaced points on `the'road-contacting'face of Lilo i' metallic elements running laterallyfiof'the which certain of Asaidmetallic elements are l iii/raisons vriiirit; 

